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Daniel Tenerowicz (Pipe Organ Service) (2009)

St. John Gualbert Roman Catholic Church
83 Gualbert Ave.
Cheektowaga (Buffalo), NY

Images


2011-05-27 - Original 1929 Kilgen casework (Photograph by Peter Gonciarz/Database Manager)

2011-05-27 - Console (Photograph by Peter Gonciarz/Database Manager)

2024-11-27 - Instrument in rear gallery (Church Facebook page/Andrew Scanlon)

Ca 1940 - Historic image of interior (Church Facebook page/Andrew Scanlon)

2020s - Church exterior (Church Facebook page/Andrew Scanlon)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2011-02-09 - Identified through online information from Peter Gonciarz. -- Rebuild of existing Kilgen organ previously modified in the 1980s. In 2009, neighboring church Holy Name of Jesus closed and St. John Gualbert Church acquired almost all of their 2 manual Felgemaker organ of about 20 ranks that was built in 1915. A new Cornopean and Orchestral Oboe were acquired from nearby Queen of Peace RC Church which was a 4-manual Kilgen. Only a small portion of the original organ at St. John Gualbert remains in the instrument today. These ranks includes the 6 ranks in the choir division, the Gamba 8' in the Great and the IV Mixture that was added in the 1980s, and the 2 pedal ranks - 16' Open Wood, and 16' Bourdon. -Database Manager

2011-02-10 - Updated through online information from Peter Gonciarz. -Database Manager

2011-07-08 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist taken from console as of 4/17/11 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Great (unenclosed) - 

8' Open Diapason
8' Melodia
8' Gamba
8' Dulciana (1-12 Stopped Quintadena pipes)
4' Octave
2 2/3' Twelfth
2' Fifteenth
IV Mixture
8' Trumpet (Cornopean)
Chimes
Gt-Gt 4'
Sw-Gt 16',8',4'
Ch-Gt 16',8',4'

Swell (enclosed) - 

8' Violin Diapason (1-12 bearded open wood)
8' Bourdon
8' Quintadena
8' Salicional
8' Vox Celeste
4' Harmonic Flute (wooden harmonic)
III Dolce Cornet
8' Oboe (orchestral capped)
8' Vox Humana
Tremulant
Sw-Sw 16',4'

Choir (enclosed)

8' Geigen Diapason
8' Melodia
8' Vox Angelica (Dulciana)
8' Vox Etheria (Unda Maris)
4' Orchestral Flute (metal harmonic)
8' Clarinet
Tremulant
Ch-Ch 16',4'
Sw-Ch 16',8',4'

Pedal (enclosed with Swell) -
16' Double Open Diapason (medium scale open wood)
16' Bourdon 
10 2/3' Quint (ext. 16' Bourdon)
8' Open Diapason (ext. 16')
8' Bourdon (ext. 16')
8' Trumpet (Gt)
Gt-Ped 8',4'
Sw-Ped 8',4'
Ch-Ped 8',4'

[Received from Peter Gonciarz 2011-04-20.]

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